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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for May 13
Yesterday Tomorrow
| May 13, 1760 |
James Wright commissioned Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Henry Ellis, well liked, wanted to leave
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James Wright |
| May 13, 1775 |
Lyman Hall presents credentials to the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia. He participates in discussions but refuses to vote
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Lyman Hall |
| May 13, 1806 |
Polly Barclay, who had earlier been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to hang, died on the gallows in Washington, Georgia
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| May 13, 1864 |
Battle of Resaca |
| May 13, 1864 |
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Civil War - 1864 |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
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General George Thomas |
| May 13, 1912 |
The 17th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing for direct election of Senators becomes law. Georgia does not ratify.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| May 13, 1957 |
State of Georgia approves $250,000 to improve land purchased by the city of Calhoun and Gordon County and donated to the state. The land was the site of the first capital of the Cherokee Nation, New Echota.
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Gordon County, Georgia |
| May 13, 1976 |
Piedmont Park is added to the National Register of Historic Places
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| May 13, 1976 |
W. W. Law retires as president of the Savannah NAACP after 26 years
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 13, 1988 |
Willie B. is set free at the Zoo Atlanta
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ZooAtlanta |
| May 13, 1993 |
Inquiry into lottery officials choice of GTECH as the lottery vendor for the Georgia Lottery Corp. was appropriate in spite of the fact that GTECH's bid was 33% higher than the low bidder |
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Georgia Lottery |
| May 13, 2005 |
Department of Defense recommends 5 bases from Georgia be closed |
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Georgia Base Closings-2005 |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
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